Perhaps conserving energy for complete redesigns of the 2018 Compass and 2018 Wrangler, Jeep makes few modifications to its existing lineup for 2017. Find out what's new for each 2017 Jeep SUV model...

For serious off-roading enthusiasts who prefer dusty trails and rock-strewn washouts to quiet streets and stress-inducing traffic snarls, such things brings to mind a certain four-letter word. Of course, that word is Jeep. Find out what's new for all of the 2015 Jeep SUVs...

The Jeep brand grows by one with the debut of the midsize 2014 Cherokee, an all-new Fiat-based crossover showcasing what is perhaps the brand's most contemporary design to date that Jeep estimates will get up to 31 mpg on the highway.

Critical Knowledge:Range-extended hybrid version of the front-wheel-drive Jeep Patriot Combines electric-drive components with a small gasoline engine and integrated electric generator40-mile all-electric driving range with zero gasoline consumption and zero tailpipe emissions400-mile total driving range including gasoline engineGasoline engine powers the electric motors, not to drive the Patriot EV's wheels, when the battery pack requires a full rechargeProduces at least 50-percent fewer CO2 emissions than a comparable vehicle when operated on gas

Jeep welcomes an all-new, completely redesigned flagship Grand Cherokee model for 2011The Patriot, Wrangler, and Wrangler Unlimited also receive a series of improvements for the new model yearHistoryThe Jeep brand originated more than fifty years ago, during World War II. The United States government was looking for an inexpensive and rugged off-road reconnaissance car, so they asked dozens of companies to submit bids. After a series of tests, the contract was awarded to Willys. The original "model MB" was soon nicknamed the "Jeep," and the name stuck. The company was bought by AMC in 1970, and then sold to its current owner, Chrysler, in 1998.